The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-05-12

the table from tho railroad, and fac.
ing the train. He saw through the
window some of the strangers who
got on at Marietta, get on the en-
gine ia an excited manncr, and start
off rapidly, with three freight car,
detached from tho passenger train.
He remarked to his engineer, Mr.
JEFF Cain, and Mr.. Anthony Murphy,
who was present, the then foreman
OF the Western & Atlantic Railroad
shop;
SONS Que who has no right to do
80 has gone off with our train"
Ali three aiose up and buried
out Of the house, just as the onsiue
passed out Of sight.
Some q eserters had teen reported
as having left Camp Mcdonald, and
the commanding ilicer bad requests
cd Captain Fuller TO look out for
thom any soldiers who attempted TO
get ou lis train without passport.
No one had any idea that the parties
in possession of tho engine were
Federale, but supposed that it had
been taken by parties desiring to
desert Camp Mcdonald, aud who
would run Of a short distance and
abandon it,
Captain Fuller, Murphy and Cain
left Big Shanty with clear aud well,
defined motive and fixed deterwi-
nation to recopture the engine, no
matter sho the parties were.
They started out on foot and alone,
nothing dauntcd in putting muecles
in competition with steam. Captain
Fuller outran his companions, and
soon reached Moons station. two
miles from Big Shanty. Hero he
learned from the ,rackmeu that the
mcn with the engine stopped aud
took from them by forco their tools.
They reported that on the engine
and iu the freight cars thcro were
twenty-four or twenty five mon.
While stopping here some of the
men gathered the tools, and others
climbed the telegraph poles and cut
tho wires in two places, carrying
away about one hundred yards Of
the wire. This statement satisfied
Cpptaia Fuller that these men were
Fedoralg in disguise' This added
rev stimulus to his resolve. The
determination then was not only TO
capture his engine but the Fcderals
With the assistance of tho track
hands, epl0ccd on the track hand
car, such as is used to haul cioas-
ties aud tools. puRhed back for bis
engineer, when ho soon met Messrs.
Murphy and Cain.
Knowing the schedule, grades,
stations aud distances so well, he
was confident that by using great
effort he could reach Etowah river
by the timo the fngitiyes could
reach Kingston. At Kinsston he
knew they would have to contend With
a number Of freight trains,
which would necessarily detain thom
several minutes.
AS soon as he got Mr.. Murpby
and Mr.. Cain on board, he told
them his plan was TO push on to
Etowah as quickly as possible, for
thore he hoped to get old "Yonah"
an engine used at Cooper's Iron
Works, aud this plan proved sue
cessful. No men, or set OF men ev-
or worked harder, using greater dill
igence, or were in more danger than
they were, as the sequel will show.
In the rapid transit" by hsud-car,
Captain Fuller, Mr.. Murphy and Mr.
Cain took turns in pushing, two
running on foot and pushipg, while
the other rested one mile from
Moons station they found large
pile OF cross-ties on the track-plac-
ed there by the fugitives to obstruct
pursuit. The distractions were re-
moved and they pushed on to Acs
worth. Here they pressed into
service such guns as they could find,
and were joined by two citizens, Mr..
Smith, who lives in Jonosboro, and
Mr.. Steve Stokely, of Cobb county,
who rendered valuable service in tho
subsequent pursuit. Resuming
their journey they found no obstrue-
tions until they reached n short
curve two miles from Etowah.
Hero two rails from the outside OF
the curvo had been takon up. The
result was the band-car was ditched.
In few seconds Captain Fuller and
his men had the car on tho track
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